Earlier this week we told you about ESPN's recent ratings woes. The numbers dropped significantly in the second…
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ESPN may have grown into an unbeatable Goliath, as its executives spent the year telling any reporter who'd stand…
With Bobby Reynolds's loss to Novak Djokovic in the second round, we can now present to you for the 7,634th time why…
Fox Sports 1, which launches in August, has poached its biggest name from Bristol: Bill Raftery is joining Fox…
A tipster writes that Speed Channel "has a company-wide HR meeting today at 1:30pm. Big layoffs expected. Also talk that they are closing the entire facility and moving to Los Angeles." Speed is being absorbed into Fox Sports 1 in August, so this was unfortunately inevitable. Know more? Email.
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Want to know what a vice president of production makes at ESPN? We can give you a pretty good idea. An ESPN source…
ESPN has been very quiet about the hundreds of workers they've sent packing over the past month. There wasn't any…
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Something called Sergiy Stakhovsky just defeated Roger Federer in four sets at Wimbledon, which is less a…
"Carnage Wednesday," Brad Gilbert just dubbed it. Maria Sharapova just got bounced in the second round at Wimbledon to 131st player in the world, Michelle Larcher De Brito. French Open semifinalist* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew from play and Caroline Woznaicki, the ninth seed, lost today too. Read more
ESPN's Chris Berman was the commencement speaker at Connecticut's Greenwich High School last Friday, and it was baaaa…
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The best pre-Wimbledon storyline not involving the Serena-Sharapova "black heart" spat was the totally tantalizing…
Uh oh, Rafa Nadal is down two sets to love in the first round at Wimbledon to...Steve Darcis. Last year, Rafa was booted in the second round, which was basically regarded as the biggest upset in Grand Slam history. The match is live on ESPN. Read more
Serena Williams said some regrettable things about the Steubenville rape case to Rolling Stone's Stephen Rodrick,…
Serena Williams is letting the press back into her life, big time. If you're unfamiliar, this is the "Serena comes…
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Gael Monfils, reigning king of the generally useless trick shot, let a lob slip between his legs, spun around and…
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